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IowaHF 53291st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act enacting the dietitian licensure compact. (Formerly HSB 119.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Signed by Governor
state government
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Dietitians can practice in other states
Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed dietitians can apply for a compact privilege to work in other member states. You must keep an unencumbered home‑state license and be a Registered Dietitian, or have a master’s (or equivalent), at least 1,000 supervised hours, and pass the exam in the past five years. You must notify the compact, meet each remote state’s jurisprudence check, pay required fees, and report any adverse actions within 30 days. For an initial privilege, you must submit fingerprints or other biometrics for FBI and state criminal history checks. Your privilege lasts until your home‑state license expires, renews with it, and you only need to meet your home state’s continuing education.
Discipline and moves for dietitians
If you practice in a remote state under a compact privilege, that state can discipline that privilege and issue subpoenas, which are enforceable in other member states. If your home‑state license is encumbered, all compact privileges are revoked until you clear the encumbrance and requalify. When you move between member states, you must apply and pay fees for a new home‑state license, complete any fingerprint or jurisprudence checks, notify both states, and then your old license becomes a compact privilege.
Iowa joins interstate dietitian compact
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa enacts the Dietitian Licensure Compact to expand cross‑state practice. The compact takes effect among states once at least seven enact it. It creates a commission and executive committee that can make binding rules, set fees, and run a shared data system with unique IDs; member states must license dietitians, handle complaints, and share licensure, adverse action, and investigative data. Rules use a public process and can be rejected by a majority of member legislatures within four years, and the compact controls where state law conflicts. States can withdraw with 180 days’ notice and must keep recognizing privileges for at least 180 days after notice; defaulting states can be terminated and must keep recognizing privileges for at least six months after notice.
Military families keep home-state license
Beginning July 1, 2025, active‑duty service members and spouses can keep a designated home state where they hold a current license in good standing. That home‑state status continues for compact privileges while the service member is on active duty.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 45 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2025
Passed House
Yes: 95 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/6/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/6/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/15/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/14/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
4/14/2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/10/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
4/2/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/24/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
3/19/2025SenateSubcommittee: Guth, Blake, and Green.
3/11/2025legislatureExplanation of vote.
3/10/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to State Government.
3/5/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/5/2025HouseImmediate message.
3/4/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
3/4/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/20/2025legislature
Bill Text
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Enrolled
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